Sunday afternoon, Watkins Glen International belonged to Chase Elliott and the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS team. At the site of his first NASCAR Cup Series win, Elliott started on the pole, won both stages and led 80 of the 90 laps en route to his fifth career victory. …
Ron Capps Clinches Playoff Berth at Seattle
Defending NHRA Northwest Nationals Funny Car event champion Ron Capps raced to his third final round of the season on Sunday at Pacific Raceways but came up just short of picking up his second consecutive Seattle victory, and third win of the year. Capps clinched a berth in the NHRA…
Sweet Sets New Career Record for Wins in a Single Season
Brad Sweet and the Kasey Kahne Racing NAPA AUTO PARTS team visited victory lane for the 12th time this season on Friday, marking a new career-high for the driver. As the most significant race weekend of the season draws near, the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Series had business…
Two-Stop Strategy at Mid-Ohio Yields Fifth-Place Finish for Rossi, NAPA Team
Alexander Rossi and the NAPA AutoCare crew closed out the three-week July stretch with a top-five finish. Heading into race day at the Honda Indy 200, all the talk was about Alexander Rossi – the defending race winner. Qualifying saw Rossi advance out of the first and second rounds and…
Elliott Finishes 38th at Pocono Raceway
Chase Elliott charged his way from the rear of the field into the top 15 at Pocono Raceway before a flat right-front tire sent the No. 9 Chevrolet into the outside wall on Lap 84. The resulting damage left Elliott with a 38th-place finish. After an accident in opening practice…
Sweet Earns Three Top-Ten Finishes in Pennsylvania
Brad Sweet and the Kasey Kahne Racing NAPA AUTO PARTS team earned three top-ten finishes in three starts last week. Fresh off a $175,000 win at the Kings Royal on July 20, Sweet and the No. 49 team came into Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday looking…
Capps Suffers Early Exit at Sonoma
Ron Capps qualified ninth for the NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, a venue the California native considers to be a ‘home track.’ A loss of traction in the first round of eliminations caused the NAPA AUTO PARTS team to bow out early, but they won’t have to wait long…
Kraus Battles Back to Earn Top-Five Finish at Iowa Speedway
Derek Kraus battled back from an early-race incident to come away with a fourth-place finish at Iowa Speedway on Friday night in the Casey’s General Store 150 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-West combination race. The 17-year-old NASCAR Next driver from Stratford, Wisconsin, was in third on Lap 35 when contact…
Andretti Autosport Renews Rossi with Honda, NAPA AUTO PARTS and AutoNation Support
LEXINGTON, OHIO — Alexander Rossi will continue to call Andretti Autosport home after extending his tenure with the team on a multi-year agreement. The championship contender will return in 2020 and beyond to pilot the No. 27 Honda Indy car, with primary sponsorship divided between long-time team partners NAPA AUTO…
Brad Sweet Wins 36th Annual Kings Royal
Brad Sweet won two of four races at Eldora Speedway over the weekend, including his second-career Kings Royal on Saturday, along with its $175,000 payday. The NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series had a jam-packed week, with the first of five scheduled races being held…